Diary entries

20 January 1917 (Julian calendar)

Kyiv, Ukraine

Rachmaninoff's role: Chamber Musician

Notes: Satina includes a photocopy of the program among her notes. The concert, which commenced at 8.30pm, was in the 'кипеческаго заль' (Kypecheskago Hall). LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 23 1917 (Julian calendar)

Moscow, Russia

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: Satina indicates that an audience was permitted to attend the dress rehearsal for this concert the previous day, January 22, for a small fee. This was the 6th Symphony Concert in Koussevitzky’s season. It is not known what was played in the second half of the concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 26 1917 (Julian calendar)

Rostov on Don, Russia

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that this was the 6th Concert of the season of the Rostov Branch of Russian Music Society. Satina also indicates that the program included some earlier compositions, including the Polichinelle, op, 3, no. 4, but that the order the pieces were played in is unknown. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 27 1917 (Julian calendar)

Taganrog, Russia

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina indicates that this was an all-Rachmaninoff program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 28 1917 (Julian calendar)

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina indicates that this was an all-Rachmaninoff program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 29 1917 (Julian calendar)

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina indicates that this was an all-Rachmaninoff program, also that it was an afternoon concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

January 31 1917 (Julian calendar)

Kyiv, Ukraine

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina indicates that this was an all-Rachmaninoff program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 6 1917 (Julian calendar)

Moscow, Russia
Zon Theatre

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: Satina notes that this was the 8th and last Symphony Concert in Koussevitzky’s season. The Zon Theatre stood where the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall is now situated. It is likely that an audience was allowed to attend the dress rehearsal the previous day, February 5, for a small fee, as was also noted by Apetian. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 21 1917 (Julian calendar)

St Petersburg, Russia

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes Apetian’s claim that Rachmaninoff added one more Etude-Tableau, op. 33, to the program, and that only 4 Preludes were played, citing p. 472-473. While this is the first programmatic reference to the complete set of 'nine' Etudes-Tableaux, op. 39, with many programs over the previous month unknown it cannot be ascertained when the complete set was first performed. Satina indicates that 50% of the proceeds from the concert were given ‘to the Russian Musician Fund to help the needy Composers and their families’. St Petersburg was known as Petrograd at this time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 25 1917 (Julian calendar)

Moscow, Russia

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 26 1917 (Julian calendar)

Moscow, Russia

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that ‘50% of the money received will be given to the All-Russia Union of Cities, to help the sick and wounded soldiers’. Satina also indicates that the performance took place at the ‘Zimin Opera House’, which might be a reference to the Nikitsky Theatre. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 13 1917 (Julian calendar)

Moscow, Russia
Zon Theatre

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: Satina indicates that this was the First Extra Symphony Concert in the season of Sergei Koussevitzky. An audience was permitted to attend the dress rehearsal before the concerto, on March 12, for a small fee, as Apetian also notes. The Zon Theatre stood where the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall now stands. The ‘February’ Revolution is underway at the time of this concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 20 1917 (Julian calendar)

Moscow, Russia
Zon Theatre

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: Satina indicates that this was the Second Extra Symphony Concert in the season of Sergei Koussevitzky. An audience was permitted to attend the dress rehearsal before the concerto, on March 19, for a small fee, as Apetian also notes. The Zon Theatre stood where the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall now stands. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 25 1917 (Julian calendar)

Moscow, Russia
Bolshoi Theatre

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: Satina indicates that this was the last appearance of Rachmaninoff in Moscow. Satina also notes that ‘all the proceeds will be given to the needs of the army. Orchestra seats at 4-12 roubles, boxes from 20-64 roubles. Balcony at 1.50’. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

September 5 1917 (Julian calendar)

Yalta, Ukraine

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: Satina notes that this was the last appearance of Rachmaninoff in Russia. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 15 1918

Copenhagen, Denmark

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

February 22 1918

Copenhagen, Denmark

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that this was an all-Rachmaninoff program. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 12 1918

Stockholm, Sweden

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 14 1918

Stockholm, Sweden

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 18 1918

Stockholm, Sweden

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

March 22 1918

Malmö, Sweden

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

April 16 1918

Copenhagen, Denmark

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

April 20 1918

Oslo, Norway

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

April 24 1918

Oslo, Norway

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

April 26 1918

Oslo, Norway

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: The ordering of the two Etudes-Tableau in E flat minor, and in C minor, could be different, although Rachmaninoff frequently played the E flat minor op. 33 work before the E flat major op. 33 work, both prior to this concert and later. In hand-written notes, Satina appears unsure whether one or two Moments musicaux were played. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

May 2 1918

Stockholm, Sweden

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina notes that the rest of the program is unknown, but also that it included ‘songs’ sung by ‘Madame Skalontz’. Bertensson and Leyda confirm this concert, also noting that Skalontz sang songs by Rachmaninoff. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

July 10 1918

Copenhagen, Denmark

Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist

Notes: Satina was unsure exactly regarding the conductor's name. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

September 18 1918

Lund, Sweden
Aula University

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: Satina indicates that Tchaikovsky’s Romance might not have been played. A piano made by Hornung and Moller is noted. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

September 19 1918

Malmö, Sweden
Kunstsale

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.

September 27 1918

Oslo, Norway
Aula University

Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist

Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.